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Some people might want a computer for their iPad. Some.

May 17, 2010

We’ve said before that the iPad is a fantastic computing solution for the average person, since the iPad delivers all the content most people need, and works very well for basic office work. Maxator points out a number of things the iPad can’t do, which necessitate also having a “traditional” computer at home. CD/DVD burning/ripping. [...]

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The iPod Touch is a baby iPad.

May 5, 2010

One of the common quips about the iPad is that it’s nothing more than a “large iPod Touch.” It’s a statement the naysayers are fond of making, along with those who lash out at anything made by Apple as though Microsoft were still the only developer putting out a useful, solid operation system anymore; it’s [...]

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We’re lovin’ the iPad hate.

April 6, 2010

And we love it because it just makes people sound ignorant, or flat-out trollish. That’s not to say that the iPad wasn’t over-hyped by much of the media and the Apple faithful: in our hands-on with the iPad on release day, it lived up to our expectations but didn’t surpass them. It was definitely cool, [...]

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The iPad should interface with the iPhone directly.

March 29, 2010

As we checked out Apple’s latest guided tours for the iPad, it occurred to us that since the iPad is capable of grabbing photos off digital cameras and memory sticks thanks to the iPad Camera Connection Kit, it should also be able to grab photos from an iPhone without having to rely on an intermediary [...]

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Multitasking a death-knell for jailbreaking?

March 12, 2010

It was only nine months ago when we wondered whether there was little reason left for jailbreaking an iPhone. Apple has continued to move OS X Mobile in a generally positive direction, and rumours of the 4.0 OS version supporting multitasking for certain applications is welcome news. Per our last mendax.iphone app roundup, we only [...]

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Transitioning the Apple TV into a gaming console.

March 3, 2010

Some dude, Michael Pachter, a gaming analyst, claims that the Apple TV will soon be hooked up to the AppStore and magically transform into a gaming machine, albeit one that does more than simply play games. This isn’t a particularly original thought, but neither are most thoughts from these so-called analysts, who seem to be [...]

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